1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Attendance: 8 Commission Members: 9 Cindy Reichart, Chairperson 10 Keith Watts 11 Michele La Rocca 12 Martha Suss 13 David McQuay 14 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52  Talbot County Short-Term Rental Review Board Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Talbot County Government Offices, Wye Oak Room 10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton, Maryland 21601  Minutes  15 Staff:  16 Rebecca Guay, Esquire 17 Bryce Yelton, Assistant Planning Officer 18 Andrew Nixon, Planner II 19 Jennifer Collins, Administrative Assistant  20  1. Call to Order - The Chair called the meeting to order on September 21, 2023 at 1:00 2. Minutes -The minutes for the August 10, 2023 meetings were accepted.  p.m.  3. Administrative Matters 4. Old Business - None 5. New Business a. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  Nathan Hauser STN-22-23  Kathleen Schamel, Skipjack Solutions Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 27942 Woods Rd Easton MD21601 Map 25, Parcel 211 Lot 10, Zone: RR  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Nathan Hauser Kathleen Schamel, Skipjack Solutions Public Comments: Mark Lednum- submitted letter Kathy Bittorf- submitted letter Bill Wirth- inj person  Andrew Nixon presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for one  Page 1 of6    53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98  bedrooms located at 27942 Woods Rd Easton MD 21601 with staff conditions; Approval based on the following findings 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 5. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  1. The application is complete. connection with the application. 3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Ms. Suss. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 b. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5-0  5-F Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Cummings & Goings, LLC STN-23-37 Maria Cummings  Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 5872 Gibsontown Rd, Tilghman MD21671 Map 44A, Parcel 128, Lot 2, Zone: VM  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Maria Cummings Public Comments: None  Andrew Nixon presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Ms. La Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for two bedrooms located at 5872 Gibsontown Rd, Tilghman MD 21671 with staff 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 5. Int the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  conditions; based on the following findings 1.1 The application is complete. connection with the application. 3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of thel license.  Motion seconded by Mr. McQuay. The motion carried.  Vote  5-0  Page 2 of6    99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144  FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5- Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Lisa Sweetney-Swint STN-23-2 Lisa Sweetney-Swint  Short-Term Rental Liçense primary dwelling Map 22, Parcel 320, Lot 1 Zone: RR  23686 Mount Pleasant Landing, Circle, St. Michaels, MD21663  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Lisa Sweetney-Swint Public Comments: None  Andrew Nixon presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Mr. Watts made a motion to approve the STR application for four bedrooms located at 23686 Mount Pleasant Landing, Circle, St. Michaels, MD21663 with staff conditions and applicant must submit proofofsignatures, provided by the United States Post Office; Approval based on the following findings 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 5. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  1. The application is complete. connection with the application. 3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Ms. LaRocca. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 d. Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5-0  5-E Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Connemara LLC STN-23-36  Tidewater Vacation Rentals, Michelle Hoyle Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 4570 Bringman Farm Road, Oxford, MD21654 Map 53, Parcel 157, Zone: RC  Page 3 of6    145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Maryann Thompson Chris Murphy Tidewater Vacation Rentals, Michelle Hoyle Public Comments: Susan Eubank and Larry Bowers submitted letter William Webb- submitted letter Bob and Amy Mannon- submitted letter  Andrew Nixon presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Mr. Watts made a motion to approve the STR application for five bedrooms located at 4570 Bringman Farm Road, Oxford, MD 21654 with staff conditions; Approval based on the following findings 2. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 4. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 5. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  1. The application is complete. connection with the application. 3. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Ms. Suss. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 e. Applicant: Filel No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5-0  5-F Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Michael Martz & Nicholas Hoch  STN-23-35  Flaneur, The Vacation Rental Company, Jennifer Brown Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 21503 Mission Rd, Tilghman MD21671 Map 44A, Parcel 135, Lot 2, Zone: VM  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation:  Andrew Nixon presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Flaneur, The vacation Rental Company, Jennifer and Emma Brown  Page 4 of6    191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235  Public Comments: None  Ms. Lal Rocca made a motion to approve the STR application for four bedrooms located at 21503 Mission Rd, Tilghman MD 21671 with staff conditions; Approval based on the following findings 7. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in 9. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 10. In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  6. The application is complete. connection with the application. 8. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Mr. Watts. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 . Applicant: File No.: Agent: Request: Location: Zoning:  5-0  5-Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Nesw LLC STN-23-40  Flaneur, The Vacation Rental Company, Jennifer Brown Short-Term Rental License primary dwelling 21733 Camper Circle, Tilghman MD21671 Map 44A, Parcel 01, Lot 89, Zone: VM  Staff Presentation: application. Applicant Presentation: Public Comments: Leslie Steen-i in person  Andrew Nixon presented the staff report for the Short-Term Rental (STR) license  Flaneur, The vaçation Rental Company, Jennifer and Emma Brown  Mr. Watts made a motion to approve the STR application for two bedrooms located at 21733 Camper Circle, Tilghman MD 21671 with staff conditions; 12. No false, inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect statements were made in  Approval based on the following findings 11. The application is complete. connection with the application. 13. Applicant complied with all notice requirements.  Page 50 of6    236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276  14. Issuance of the license would not unduly disturb the peace of the 15.In the Board's discretion, no other substantial reasons exist to support  neighborhood denial of the license.  Motion seconded by Ms. Suss. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  In non-testimonial public comment, a community member spoke regarding  Connemara LLCapplication. 6. Other Matters for Discussion -  Ms. LaRocca made a motion to move into closed session to meet with counsel.  Motion seconded by Mr. Watts. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0  5-0  5-Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Ms. LaRocca made a motion to movei into open session to meet with counsel.  Motion seconded by Mr. Watts. The motion carried.  Vote FOR: AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0 compliance list.  5-0  5- Reichart, Suss, Watts, La Rocca, McQuay  Ms. Reichart to meet with Bryce Yelton to review the application process and  7. Adjournment - The Chair called the meetingt to,adjourn.  Read and approved by the Board on  Epu  Page 6 of6